Shami Chakrabarti Quotations

Of course these records should be accessed by police to solve serious criminal cases, but this power cannot be used indiscriminately.

reflect on the culture of intolerance that he may be promoting in his party and the country as a whole.

We need to be more careful about senior police officers rushing in front of TV cameras defending positions before there has been time to reflect and take stock,

The thought of secret hearings where once again the accused will never hear the case against them fills me with dread.

Public safety can be enhanced by passenger screening but police must not heighten tensions by targeting young men from ethnic minorities.

That in my view would be incredibly counterproductive to the work of the police and security services if they are to engage with the communities who may have intelligence.

It's completely right that the media handling and the statements and the comments that were made about the shooting are dealt with just as robustly as the police operation itself.

If random screening must be introduced, they should target select underground and rail stations rather than discriminating against individuals.

The entire system should be under review to ensure that there is not a culture which would allow the alleged abuses to take place.

The fundamental values of a democracy cannot be changed because we are provoked by terrorists.

In a democracy, regulation of the press and imposing standards on it must be voluntary.

We need to celebrate stories by women, for women, as just one more way to redress gender injustice.

Democratic dissent is not disloyalty, it is a positive civic duty.